Wedge (symbol)
Wedge (∧) is a symbol that looks similar to an in-line caret (^). It is used to represent various operations. In Unicode, the symbol is encoded U+2227 ∧ LOGICAL AND (HTML ∧ · ∧, ∧) and by \wedge and \land in TeX. The opposite symbol (∨) is called a vel, or sometimes a (descending) wedge. Some authors who call the descending wedge vel often call the ascending wedge ac (the corresponding Latin word for "and", also spelled "atque"), keeping their usage parallel.
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Wedge (symbol) | |
| In Unicode | U+2227 ∧ WEDGE (HTML ∧ · ∧, ∧) |
| Related | |
| See also | U+2228 ∨ DESCENDING WEDGE (HTML ∨ · ∨, ∨) |
Use
Wedge is used to represent various operations:
- Logical conjunction in propositional logic and first-order logic[1][2]
- Meet in lattice theory
- Exterior product or wedge product in differential geometry
See also
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Look up Wedge, wedge, or ∧ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Turned v
- Vel (symbol)
- List of mathematical symbols
- List of logic symbols
- Wedge (disambiguation)
- /\ (disambiguation)
References
- "Comprehensive List of Logic Symbols". Math Vault. 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- "2.2: Conjunctions and Disjunctions". Mathematics LibreTexts. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
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